The Short Story: The St. Mary's College of Maryland women's basketball team posted their third straight win Wednesday night as four starters finished with double-digit scoring. St. Mary's secured its first Capital Athletic Conference win of the season with a 66-59 victory over Southern Virginia University. The Seahawks' current three-game win streak is the longest since the program won three in a row during the 2014-15 campaign.

How It Happened

St. Mary's and the Knights were neck-in-neck throughout the first half with neither side establishing a lead greater than four and the game being tied seven times.

The two sides were even at 20-20 after the first quarter and then the Seahawks staked a 40-38 halftime advantage behind junior forward Kobe Chaney's (Edgewater, Md./South River) bucket at 1:02 while SVU went 0-for-3 with a turnover in the final minute.

Shelby Butler (13 pts) and Katie Garrish combined for 25 of Southern Virginia's 38 first-half points while Chaney led St. Mary's at the break with eight points and seven rebounds.

The third quarter belonged to the Seahawks as the hosts put some distance behind them with an 8-0 run to start the second half and claim their biggest lead of the game (10) at 3:37.

SVU fought back to within two three times within the first six minutes of the fourth period before senior captains Kerri Kline (Hagerstown, Md./Saint James) and Olivia Nowlin (Glenelg, Md./Glenelg) pushed the margin back up to seven with 2:24 left and St. Mary's held on for the seven-point lead.

Inside the Box Score

St. Mary's hit a season-best 13 steals as junior captain Katie Robey (Kensington, Md./Georgetown Visitation) collected a game-best five steals, matching her season-high for the second consecutive game.

The Seahawks took care of the ball tonight, committing only 14 turnovers – their lowest total of the season so far.

Kline paced the team offensively with 17 points and added four rebounds, two assists and two steals while Nowlin was next with 11 points, eight boards, a season-best four steals, and three helpers.

Chaney finished the evening with her fourth double-double of the season on 11 caroms and 10 points plus two assists and two blocks while first-year forward Hallie Persell (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) rounded out the double-digit scoring with 10 points.

Butler finished with a game-high 22 points while Garrish recorded a double-double on 12 points and a game-best 16 rebounds as the Knights saw their three-game win streak come to an end.